Oakland County Jail

There are basically three section of OCJ for most "visitors." The first area one will experience is the "R tanks" for recieving. Some may never leave the "R" area, and they are indeed aptly nicknamed tanks. These areas do not have bedding, are all concrete. Though each tank is clearly designated with "max pop" number, these are seemingly ignored often housing twice the amount until space is found, or in some cases made. There are secondary holding areas, mostly makeshift where inmates may be ushered temporarily such as they gym, or back rooms in the jail. The gym evidently can hold up to 150 inmates, in what is, or used to be a gym. Other holding areas are random rooms sprinkled around the grounds. These are meant to be temporary, but some inmates have reported spending days if not weeks in these rooms. The second type of cell are the 10 mans. Again appropriately named, these areas will be designated as "A-block," or "B-block." These cells were traditionally used for medium to high security inmates, but it's quite common for non-violent minimum designated inmates to find themselves there for the bulk of their stay. The situation in these rooms vary from cell to cell, and it's really luck of the draw. They do have tv's in some of the cells, but again, this is not a democracy, you watch what that cell watches. There are up to 4-6 cells per block, and each cell will have its own personality from very mild and considerate (meaning the 10 that share the cell are considerate of one another, don't or try to avoid fights and generally try to make the best out of a bad situation) to rowdy, confrontational and very alpha competitive. The annex is the next type of housing area. It allows inmates to get out in common area during certain times, and back to "pods" at others. Trusty status brings it's own area, and own privileges. In most areas, not including "r," annex and trusty, you may find yourself sleeping in "boats," which refer to conoe shaped bedding holders, sort of like half of a coufin, but linterally look like lego peices. It's pretty much a function of overcrowding and makeshift measures to house as many people as they can. Hope this helps